Matthew turned 8 in January of 2007. He is such a sweet, good boy. He makes friends easily and is a great big brother to Benjamin. For Matthew's birthday he invited several friends over to play all kinds of football related games. After pizza and cake, we took them all to see "Flushed Away" at the dollar movie.
Matthew was Baptized in May. We waited awhile so that Grandma and Grandpa Stoner could come. It was a very nice baptism. Jessica and Julie sang, "If the Savior Stood Beside Me" and the talks were given by grandparents.
After the baptism we all went down by the river to eat lunch at Calhoun's. We had the greatest time and the day was so beautiful.
Lauren is our volleyball player. She was on an excellent team last Spring. Her team went all the way to the championship game. She looks forward to playing in Middle School. Lauren also got contacts during the Summer of 2007. She has been so responsible with them. Only one has ripped so far.
Jessica has had a very busy year at West Valley Middle School. The amount of homework she has is amazing. High School should be a breeze for her. Jessica works very hard and gets great grades. She also auditioned, and was accepted into the 8th grade Ensemble Choir. Every Tuesday and Thursday she has to be at school at 7:30 a.m. for rehearsal. It has been great for her. She was also selected to sing in the East Tennessee Honors Choir. We had to take her to Cleaveland, TN for her rehearsal and concert.
Benjamin started Kindergarten last Fall. At first he loved it and hated it at the same time. He really likes school and all of the friends he has made, but he hates to get up in the morning. It's a real trial sometimes! Ben is so fun. He is definitely the baby of the family.
The highlight of our summer was our trip to Washington, D.C. From there we went to Hamlin and Palmyra, NY, then on to Niagra Falls. It was a lot of driving, but such beautiful country to drive through.
That's all for now! That was a quick update. I sure enjoy seeing all of the cute blogs out there. Please keep posting.
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